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34 Runs, Two Innings and an Old Foundation: Excavating Babar Azam's Technique2026-10-26The evening of October 20 in Rawalpindi, I did not read from the scorecard. I...
Dhoni's “Old Vintage Car”, the December Deadline and the Audit of a 38.30 Average2026-10-25“Old vintage car” — the phrase was MS Dhoni's own, and it travelled faster th...
The Hagley Oval 'Record Chase': The Empty Space Between the Samson-Dhir Headline and the Scorecard2026-10-24For years now, watching domestic and bilateral cricket, one habit has stuck:...
Naman Dhir's 'Jugaadu' Career: Two Matches, One Wicket and an Empty Column2026-10-23Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. First T20I against West Indies. Romario Shepherd is...
RkटीमPWLTNRNRRPts
1
Rajshahi Warriors108200+0.33516
2
Chattogram Royals106400+0.49712
3
Rangpur Riders106400+0.22012
4
Sylhet Titans105500+0.37310
5
Dhaka Capitals103700-0.3816
6
Noakhali Express102800-1.0384
Rajshahi Warriors108200+0.33516
2Chattogram Royals106400+0.49712
3Rangpur Riders106400+0.22012
4Sylhet Titans105500+0.37310
5Dhaka Capitals103700-0.3816
6Noakhali Express102800-1.0384
RkटीमPWLTNRNRRPts
1
Royal Challengers Bengaluru149500+0.78318
2
Gujarat Titans149500+0.69518
3
Sunrisers Hyderabad149500+0.52418
4
Rajasthan Royals148600+0.18916
5
Punjab Kings147601+0.30915
6
Delhi Capitals147700-0.65114
7
Kolkata Knight Riders146701-0.14713
8
Chennai Super Kings146800-0.34512
Royal Challengers Bengaluru149500+0.78318
2Gujarat Titans149500+0.69518
3Sunrisers Hyderabad149500+0.52418
4Rajasthan Royals148600+0.18916
5Punjab Kings147601+0.30915
6Delhi Capitals147700-0.65114
7Kolkata Knight Riders146701-0.14713
8Chennai Super Kings146800-0.34512
RkटीमPWLTNRNRRPts
1
Peshawar Zalmi108101+2.32417
2
Islamabad United106301+1.66713
3
Multan Sultans106400+0.32612
4
Hyderabad Kingsmen105500-0.36110
5
Lahore Qalandars105500-0.48210
6
Karachi Kings105500-0.86910
7
Quetta Gladiators103700-0.4106
8
Rawalpindiz101900-1.7602
Peshawar Zalmi108101+2.32417
2Islamabad United106301+1.66713
3Multan Sultans106400+0.32612
4Hyderabad Kingsmen105500-0.36110
5Lahore Qalandars105500-0.48210
6Karachi Kings105500-0.86910
7Quetta Gladiators103700-0.4106
8Rawalpindiz101900-1.7602
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Anderson's Lancashire Exit: The Number That Decided It Was 44, Not 704The announcement from Lancashire County Cricket Club on Sunday was small —...
Lahore's 241: Duckett's Hundred Rescued England, It Did Not Build ThemThere is a separate box in my cupboard for Lahore. The cards inside are filed...
34 Runs, Two Innings and an Old Foundation: Excavating Babar Azam's TechniqueThe evening of October 20 in Rawalpindi, I did not read from the scorecard. I...
Bangladesh nowhere near; Uganda is above even India in T20 win rateOn my desk, the ICC T20I win-rate filter sat on the left of the screen and...
D Three Trophy: Nine Matches for Six Teams, and Every Playoff in Barishal — An Audit of the Fixture ListI reopened the fixture list. The count stopped at nine. A single round-robin...
The Christchurch Lift, One Line From Irfan Pathan, and the Real Test Behind Nitish Kumar Reddy's All-Rounder TagThe team hotel lift in Christchurch is slow. It stops at the third floor, the...
Lahore's Pink Day: Two Signed Jerseys, Sixteen Points and an Empty ScorecardOn the evening of Sunday 25 October, the stumps at Gaddafi Stadium will be...
Eight Boxes Out of Eight, Empty: Cricket's Real Failure Is False Confidence11:40 pm. A long tournament day had ended. Nothing remained on the desk excep...
Dhoni's “Old Vintage Car”, the December Deadline and the Audit of a 38.30 Average“Old vintage car” — the phrase was MS Dhoni's own, and it travelled faster th...
No Kohli in Rahane's Test XI: The Real Question Isn't the Name, It's the Qualifier the Headline DeletedIn a Bandra hotel lobby, close to eleven at night, I was reading Ajinkya...
One Ball in Christchurch: India's Real Question Is Spin in the Middle Overs, Not the ScorelineThe scoreboard at Hagley Oval, Christchurch printed one very tidy line: India...
Tilak Varma's 26-Catch Record: The Number Is True, the Comparison Is IncompleteHook I start in the scorer's chair. Three overs, two catches — and a...
429 and Still Lost: Rawalpindi's Flat Deck, Harry Brook's 202, and the Death-Overs Argument Nobody AuditedIn Rawalpindi that night, the scoreboard was a mirror in which cricket's old...
Shikhar Mohan's India A Call-Up: A Receipt From Two Innings, and the Real Kookaburra Test in New ZealandAt Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, the morning air is heavy. I am in Hyderaba...
Ishan Kishan Out of Second T20I, But the Groin Strain Is Not India's Real Worry in ChristchurchThe scorecard from the first T20I at Hagley Oval says two things in one line....
Kohli's Silence or the System's: Weighing Amit Mishra's Claim With Data, Not MemoryFebruary 2026, sitting near the lower wall at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium —...
The Empty Payload: Cricket's Biggest Data Risk Is the Number That Never ArrivedLast week a file opened on my Mumbai desk with a two-word header — cricket,...
Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 0/49 at Hagley Oval: Four Extra Deliveries, Thirteen Empty Overs and a Role That Has Already ChangedHagley Oval, Christchurch. A late-spring evening, cold air coming down off th...
The Hagley Oval 'Record Chase': The Empty Space Between the Samson-Dhir Headline and the ScorecardFor years now, watching domestic and bilateral cricket, one habit has stuck:...
Expat World Cup 2027: Thirty Countries Claimed, Twenty-Seven Named, and the Arithmetic of Ten Host NationsOctober 22, 2026, Dhaka. In a ballroom at The Westin, a cake was cut, shutter...
Anderson's Lancashire Exit: The Number That Decided It Was 44, Not 704The announcement from Lancashire County Cricket Club on Sunday was small —...
Lahore's 241: Duckett's Hundred Rescued England, It Did Not Build ThemThere is a separate box in my cupboard for Lahore. The cards inside are filed...
34 Runs, Two Innings and an Old Foundation: Excavating Babar Azam's TechniqueThe evening of October 20 in Rawalpindi, I did not read from the scorecard. I...
Bangladesh nowhere near; Uganda is above even India in T20 win rateOn my desk, the ICC T20I win-rate filter sat on the left of the screen and...
D Three Trophy: Nine Matches for Six Teams, and Every Playoff in Barishal — An Audit of the Fixture ListI reopened the fixture list. The count stopped at nine. A single round-robin...
The Christchurch Lift, One Line From Irfan Pathan, and the Real Test Behind Nitish Kumar Reddy's All-Rounder TagThe team hotel lift in Christchurch is slow. It stops at the third floor, the...
Lahore's Pink Day: Two Signed Jerseys, Sixteen Points and an Empty ScorecardOn the evening of Sunday 25 October, the stumps at Gaddafi Stadium will be...
Eight Boxes Out of Eight, Empty: Cricket's Real Failure Is False Confidence11:40 pm. A long tournament day had ended. Nothing remained on the desk excep...
Dhoni's “Old Vintage Car”, the December Deadline and the Audit of a 38.30 Average“Old vintage car” — the phrase was MS Dhoni's own, and it travelled faster th...
No Kohli in Rahane's Test XI: The Real Question Isn't the Name, It's the Qualifier the Headline DeletedIn a Bandra hotel lobby, close to eleven at night, I was reading Ajinkya...
One Ball in Christchurch: India's Real Question Is Spin in the Middle Overs, Not the ScorelineThe scoreboard at Hagley Oval, Christchurch printed one very tidy line: India...
Tilak Varma's 26-Catch Record: The Number Is True, the Comparison Is IncompleteHook I start in the scorer's chair. Three overs, two catches — and a...
429 and Still Lost: Rawalpindi's Flat Deck, Harry Brook's 202, and the Death-Overs Argument Nobody AuditedIn Rawalpindi that night, the scoreboard was a mirror in which cricket's old...
Shikhar Mohan's India A Call-Up: A Receipt From Two Innings, and the Real Kookaburra Test in New ZealandAt Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln, the morning air is heavy. I am in Hyderaba...
Ishan Kishan Out of Second T20I, But the Groin Strain Is Not India's Real Worry in ChristchurchThe scorecard from the first T20I at Hagley Oval says two things in one line....
Kohli's Silence or the System's: Weighing Amit Mishra's Claim With Data, Not MemoryFebruary 2026, sitting near the lower wall at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium —...
The Empty Payload: Cricket's Biggest Data Risk Is the Number That Never ArrivedLast week a file opened on my Mumbai desk with a two-word header — cricket,...
Bhuvneshwar Kumar's 0/49 at Hagley Oval: Four Extra Deliveries, Thirteen Empty Overs and a Role That Has Already ChangedHagley Oval, Christchurch. A late-spring evening, cold air coming down off th...
The Hagley Oval 'Record Chase': The Empty Space Between the Samson-Dhir Headline and the ScorecardFor years now, watching domestic and bilateral cricket, one habit has stuck:...
Expat World Cup 2027: Thirty Countries Claimed, Twenty-Seven Named, and the Arithmetic of Ten Host NationsOctober 22, 2026, Dhaka. In a ballroom at The Westin, a cake was cut, shutter...